Nobel Prize

English 2012-10-08 has today decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 jointly to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent Summary The Nobel Prize recognizes two scientists who discovered that mature, specialised cells can be reprogrammed to become immature cells…

Swedish Presentationstal av professor Thomas Perlmann, ledamot av , ledamot av Medicinska Nobelkommittén, 10 December 2012 Eders Majestäter, Eders Kungliga Högheter, Ärade Nobelpristagare, Mina Damer och Herrar! Man kan anta att fler än en av oss här…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 This year’s Nobel Laureates have shown that life’s path need not be a one-way street. They discovered that the mature cells in our bodies can be turned into stem cells and regain their essentially boundless possibilities. They opened up a world of possibilities What are you going…

English Presentation Speech by Professor Thomas Perlmann, Member of the , Member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, 10 December 2012 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honoured…

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Scientific background Mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Dr. John B. Gurdon and Dr. Shinya Yamanaka for their discovery that mature, differentiated cells can be reprogrammed to a pluripotent stem cell state. This represents a paradigm shift in our understanding of cellular…

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Live Webcast Watch the live webcast from the Nobel Forum at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday 8 October, 11:30 a.m. CET at the earliest. Following the announcement, an interview will be held with one of the Nobel Committee members about the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The announcement will be webcast live…